December 7, 2016

Capital allocation: Canadian miners’ top priority for 2017

With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian miners next year will be capital allocation, strategic deal making and employing new technology and innovations, a report shows.

December 6, 2016

Trump’s impact on metals and mining in one chart

Interactive: Donald Trump's victory has created winners and (huge) losers for the mining industry.

December 6, 2016

US celebrates National Miners Day

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, the nation will pay tribute to the American miner, both past and present, on National Miners Day.

December 5, 2016

Big mining’s age of austerity far from over

But asset sales will slow says new report.

December 5, 2016

Can North Korea save the coking coal price rally?

Met coal's stunning run is reversing as consensus forecasts point to $125 drop by year-end, but new UN sanctions could cost China its number two supplier.

December 5, 2016

Glencore becomes sole owner of Newlands, Collinsville coal mines in Australia

After buying ought out its two Japanese partners, Itochu Corp and Sumitomo Corp.

December 5, 2016

World’s longest traffic jam points to Mongolia recovery

Over 60 kilometers, they line up: truck after truck, after truck. Nearly every one of them is laden with coal.

December 4, 2016

Giant Australian coal mine near Reef one step closer

Indian conglomerate's $16 billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland clears "final major State and Federal Government approval".

December 4, 2016

Explosion in Chinese coal mine leaves 32 dead 

Thirty-two miners were killed in a gas explosion that ripped through a coal mine in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia on Saturday.

December 2, 2016

EPA’s proposed financial responsibility rule for miners a ‘job killer’ — industry

Norm aims at ensuring that hard-rock mining companies can pay the costs of cleaning up their mines, says EPA.